Transcription factor dynamics

Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1837-1844

  Lewis, Peter J ^a   Doherty, G P ^a   Clarke, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; ELONGATION FACTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 5S; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFER RNA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG TARGETING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SHORT SURVEY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ELONGATION FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 51149091188     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2008/018549-0     Document Type: Short Survey

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